Pumping conditions for the Australian event. 

The Think Mental Health WA Bodyboard Championship presented by Good Earth Surf gathered a good bunch of experienced Australian bodyboarders at Margaret River, reuniting a few legends of the sport such as Chad Jackson, Joe Jordanoff or Ben Veitch. 

Over the weekend 7x new State Champions were crowned in one of the biggest and best turn outs in recent years, many of WA’s past and emerging talents put on a show in epic bodyboarding conditions!

Congratulations to the event champions:

Open Mens: Kai de Legh
Open Women’s: Ebony Schell
Under 16 Boys: Stirling Stillwell
Under 18 Boys: Riley Schell
Dropknee: Joe Jordanoff
Over 35 Masters: Chad Jackson
Over 45 Masters: Sean Oberholzer

The final results: 

Open Mens

01. Kai De Legh (Perth) 17.47

02. Ben Veitch (Margaret River) 14.70

03. Josh De Legh (North Beach) 10.63

04. Chad Jackson (Dunsborough) 4.00

Open Womens

01. Ebony Schell (Mindarie) – 28.07

02. Bronwyn Fricke (Swanbourne) – 8.57

* combined totals from 2x finals

Dropknee

01. Joe Jordanoff (Dunsborough) 28.23

02. Mark Boehm (Woodlands) 14.01

03. Barry Hammond (Dunsborough) 10.37

04. Joel Hughan (Trigg) 10.30

* combined totals from 2x finals

+35 Masters

01. Chad Jackson (Dunsborough) 16.06

02. Joe Jordanoff (Dunsborough) 10.77

03. Sean Oberholzer (Yallingup) 8.30

04. Michael Reid (Margaret River) 7.57

+45 Grand Masters

01. Sean Oberholzer (Yallingup) 18.00

02. Barry Hammond (Dunsborough) 14.50

03. Glen Schell (Mindarie) 14.20

04. Adam Armstrong (Duncraig) 12.36

05. Darren Hotker (Bunbury) 10.34

* combined totals from 2x finals

Under 18 Junior Boys

01. Riley Schell (Mindarie) 11.07

02. Joe Savage (Kalamunda) 9.33

03. Kyle Schubert (Leschenault) 6.80

04. Karn Williamson (Carramar) 4.87

Under 16 Cadet Boys

01. Stirling Stilwell (Cottesloe) 4.33

Photos by Justin Majeks | Surfing WA